Five: Regimental Sergeant-Major Harold Thompson, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Coronation 1953; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Canada (W.O. Cl. I (RSM) H. Thompson RCOC); Canadian Forces Decoration, E.II.R. (S/Sgt. H. Thompson), together with The Lucas-Tooth Boys Training Fund for Efficiency, silvered bronze medal with ‘1922’ ribbon bar and ‘Lucas-Tooth’ top suspension bar (Cpl. H. Thompson, Devonshire Regt.) the first five mounted as worn, very fine (6) £80-£120 --- Sold with a representative group of 6 miniature medals, RCOC cap badge, and Canadian Forces service records for the period September 1940 to August 1955, giving confirmation of medals but no details of place or date of birth but presumably somewhere in the U.K.
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Four: Fireman W. J. Wise, London County Council Metropolitan Fire Brigade Jubilee 1897, L.C.C.M.F.B., bronze (William J. Wise); Coronation 1902, L.C.C.M.F.B., bronze (William J. Wise); London Fire Brigade Good Service Medal, 1st type (William John Wise); Khedive’s Star 1882, mounted as worn with space for presumably an Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89, very fine and better (4) £140-£180
Three: Company Sergeant-Major P. Whight, Royal Garrison Artillery, late 1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers Coronation 1911, silver, unnamed as issued; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (No. 1915. C.S.M. P. Whight. 1st Sx V.A. E.D.R.A.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (1 C.S.Mjr. P. Whight. R.G.A.) the number ’1’ a later addition; together with a small pocket watch and three shooting medals, the first in silver engraved ‘1st S.A.V. No. 6 Comp. Challenge Cup 1894 Won by C.S.M. Whight.’; the second in bronze engraved ‘Miniature Rifle Meeting 1904, 1st R.G.A.V. Co. Sgt. Maj. Whight.’; the third in silver engraved ‘1st R.G.A.V. 1905’, very fine (7) £180-£220 --- Philip Whight was appointed Temporary Captain in the Sussex Volunteer Regiment on 24 January 1917. He relinquished his commission in the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment on 15 December 1919 and was granted the honorary rank of Captain.
Seven: Fireman W. E. Jude, Bradbury Wilkinson Fire Brigade, London Private Fire Brigades Association Defence Medal; London Private Fire Brigades Association L.S. & G.C. (2), obverse, coat of arms, 38mm, silver, claw broken and detached from medallion (S 54); another, bronze (217); Corporation of the City of London, Private Fire Brigades Challenge Shield Competition Medal, complete with brooch bar (2) bronze, reverse engraved, ‘Presented by the Lord Mayor to W. Jude. Bradbury Wilkinson F.B. Feb. 11th 1911’; another, reverse engraved ‘Presented by the Lord Mayor to W. E. Jude. Bradbury Wilkinson F.B. Feb. 28th 1920’; Prize Medal, 28.5mm., silver, obverse engraved, ‘B.W. & Co. Fire Brigade’ (2) with brooch bar dated 1912, hallmarks for Birmingham 1912, reverse engraved ‘C.O. Cup Competition 15th June 1912 W. E. Jude’; another, undated brooch bar, hallmarks for Birmingham 1921, reverse engraved ‘C.O. Cup Competition December 1921 W. E. Jude’; A.R.P. lapel badge, standard U.K. pattern, silver hallmarks for London 1936; City of London Police Reserve lapel badge, gilding metal and enamel, reverse impressed ‘2679’, very fine and better unless stated (9) £80-£120 --- The London Private Fire Brigades Association was founded in 1899.
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Frederick Jerome, 8th July 1889) complete with bronze top suspension buckle brooch; together with Arethusa & Chichester Training Ships silver medal for 3 years service at sea with a very good character (Frederick Jerome), and four Royal Antediluvian Order of the Buffaloes enamelled jewels, one in sliver (awarded 1941), all named to ‘Bro. Frederick Jerome’, mostly cased, good very fine (6) £140-£180 --- R.H.S. Case 24,579: ‘Frederick Jerome, waterman, at great personal risk, rescued Arthur L. Harris from drowning in the Thames, at Henley, on the 8th July 1889.’ Sold with copied entry from R.H.S. Register and two local newspaper reports concerning the incident.
R.S.P.C.A. bronze medal for animal life saving (Mr T. W. Carter - 1938.) complete with ‘For Humanity’ brooch bar in its fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine £140-£180 --- The Bedfordshire Times and Independent, 10 June 1938, carried the following article: ‘Bronze medals have been awarded by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to Messrs. R. Sturgess, G. Chadwick, R. Clarke, and T. W. Carter, and a merit certificate to Mr. L. Page, for their action in breaking into burning farm buildings at Streatley and rescuing cattle.’
Honourable East India Company’s Edwardes Medal 1848, a later striking in bronze-gilt of the unique gold medal presented by the H.E.I.C. to Lt. and Brevet Major H. B. Edwardes, C.B., for his services in the Punjab, by William Wyon, 45 mm., fitted with swivelling scroll suspension and Punjab ribbon, minor scuffs and marks, otherwise good very fine £400-£500 --- Provenance: The Dr. Arthur B. King Collection, October 2003. In 1850, when word reached England of the exploits of Lieutenant Herbert Edwardes in bringing order to the wild inhabitants of Bannu and uniting them against Mulraj, whom he had defeated in a series of actions in 1848, he became a household name, and the Court of Directors elected to reward his highly cost-effective services with a ‘special gold medal’, the design of which was entrusted to Wyon. On the obverse is the head of Queen Victoria, ‘the fountain of all honour’, and on the reverse the Edwardes family arms surmount the inscription, ‘To Lieutenant Herbert Benjamin Edwardes, Brevet-Major and C.B., for his services in the Punjab, 1848’. The inscription is flanked by the figures of Valour and Victory, and beneath the inscription, the figure of the infant Hercules (emblematic of Edwardes’ youth) strangles the serpent. The medal was intended as a unique honour and instructions were issued from the Court that once struck, the die was to be broken, but these instructions were evidently not obeyed and a number of specimen strikings exist in silver, bronze-gilt and bronze, both with and without suspension. Edwardes received the medal from the hands of the Chairman, John Shepherd, at a formal presentation held at East India House, Leadenhall Street, on 12 February 1851. In his short address Shepherd ‘confidently’ anticipated that ‘the same energy, skill, and bravery would distinguish’ Edwardes’ future career. Unfortunately, Edwardes, a man who worked at ‘white heat’, became fanatical after the Mutiny and ‘wished to give no recognition to either Hinduism or Islam.’ Sold with copied Cadet papers and biographical details of H. B. Edwardes, together with a copied portrait photograph.
The Central China Famine Relief Medal attributed to the Reverend Alex R. Saunders, China Inland Mission Central China Famine Relief Medal 1910-11, 35mm, bronze-gilt and enamel, uniface, on original embroidered riband, nearly extremely fine £300-£400 --- The Reverend Alex R. Saunders served with the China Inland Mission at Yangchow, China. His memoirs, ‘A God of Deliverances’, records his time in China, and includes a photograph of the recipient and his wife. Sold with a King James Bible presented by the recipient to his wife Isabel, the inside inscribed ‘To my darling Wife. A memento of a very happy birthday spent in Nellie’s home at Luton. From Alex. 2nd August 1928.’ For the recipient’s son’s medals, see Lot 362.
Hong Kong Police Medal for Merit, G.V.R., 4th Class bronze medal, unnamed; together with a set of six miniature dress medals comprising 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Colonial Police Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue, for Meritorious Service; Colonial Police Forces L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue, these mounted as worn, also with related brooch mounted riband bar, nearly extremely fine (7) £140-£180 --- Sold together with a photograph, 118mm x 155mm, captioned to the reverse: ‘Fred receiving Colonial Police medal from Governor Hong Kong, Sir Alexander Grantham. 15th Dec 1957.’ Possibly the former property of Frederick George Appleton, Chief Inspector, Hong Kong Police Force whose Colonial Police Medal was notified in the London Gazette of 2 January 1956.
Boer War Interest, Kipling’s ‘Absent Minded Beggar’ related items: National Commemorative Medal, 1900, medals, unsigned [by F. Bowcher for Spink], wounded but undaunted soldier, rev. Union flag around national flowers, 45mm (8), in silver (2) in fitted cases; in bronze-gilt (2), 1 in damaged fitted case; in white metal (4), 3 in card boxes of issue; 22mm (10), in bronze-gilt with enamelled brooch bar (4), in silver (6), 1 with silver arrow suspension, 1 in card box of issue; an aluminium plaquette by Grueber, obv. ‘Absent Minded Beggar’ image in relief with the words ‘”A gentleman in kharki”’ and ‘Transvaal War’, rev. the Kipling poem, 58 x 39mm; silver vesta case, 55mm x 43mm, featuring the ‘Absent Minded Beggar’ in relief; silver cigarette case, 61mm x 82mm, decoratively engraved to front with image of the ‘Absent Minded Beggar’ and ‘To Colour-Segeant Selby from Captain T. M. Keene’, ‘Boer War 1900-1901’ and ‘A memento of 18 months active service’; The Absent-Minded Beggar, by Rudyard Kipling - the poem on a silk triptych, emblazoned by an image of the poet and “A gentleman in kharki”, approx. dimensions (open) 57 x 28cm.; another triptych of identical design, on paper; a small softback copy of ‘At the End of the Passage’ by Rudyard Kipling, from very fine to extremely fine (24) £300-£400 --- "The Absent-Minded Beggar" is an 1899 poem by Rudyard Kipling, set to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan and often accompanied by an illustration of a wounded but defiant British soldier, "A Gentleman in Kharki", by Richard Caton Woodville. The song was written as part of an appeal by the Daily Mail to raise money for soldiers fighting in the Second Boer War and their families. The fund was the first such charitable effort for a war. Captain T. M. Keene and Colour Sergeant J. P. Selby served during the Boer War with the 1st Volunteer Special Service Company, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
The German Luftwaffe Night Fighter’s Salver and Trophy Cups attributed to Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves recipient Leutnant Rudolf Frank, 3rd Night Fighter Wing, who was one of the outstanding German Night-Fighter Aces of the Second World War, with 45 confirmed victories, including five in one day, prior to being killed in action on 27 April 1944 A German Second World War Luftwaffe Night Fighter’s Salver, measuring 225mm in diameter with three legs, engraved ‘ABSCHUSSAELEILIGUNGEN FUR RUDOLF FRANK 1-27’ followed by ‘4.7.41 – 21.1.44’, with either side of the engraving the RAF and Soviet wing insignia, and below the insignia of 1/N.J.G.3 being Frank’s Night Fighter Squadron; together with five German Second World War Luftwaffe Trophy Cups, all marked Abschuss with the appropriate kill number with the date of the kill thus: ‘Abschuss 1, 4.7.41 Wellington,’ ‘Abschuss 4, 26.1.42 Whitley’, ‘Abschuss 7, 14.9.42 Wellington’, ‘Abschuss 14, 4.7.43 Halifax’, ‘Abschuss 23, 18.11.43 Lancaster’, and housed in a later Luftwaffe Honour Goblet box named to the recipient, good condition (6) £1,200-£1,500 --- Rudolf Frank was born in Karlsruhe-Grünwinkel, in what was then the Republic of Baden in the Weimar Republic, on 19 August 1920, and volunteers for the Luftwaffe following the outbreak of the Second World War. Following night-training, he was posted to NachtJagdGeschwader 3 (NJG III, the 3rd Night Fighter Wing) on 5 February 1941. This unit, based at Stuttgart, was equipped with the C-variant of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter, and Frank was paired with Hans-Georg Schierholz as his permanent radio operator. Frank and Schierholz flew their first operational combat mission on 9 May 1941, without success. Their first victory came on the night of 2-4 July 1941, when they intercepted an R.A.F. Wellington bomber 6 miles north of Oldenburg, and shot it down at 00:54. For this achievement, they were both awarded the Iron Cross Second Class. By 13 August 1941 Frank had flown over 20 night-fighter missions, and was awarded the Front Flying Cross of the Luftwaffe for Night Fighters in Bronze, and was promoted to Unteroffizier (Sergeant). He was awarded the Iron Cross First Class on 15 April 1942 and, two months later, the Front Flying Cross of the Luftwaffe for Night Fighters in Silver on 18 June of that year. On 30 June 1942, whilst attacking a Wellington bomber on his 64th mission, his aircraft was hit by defensive fire, and he and Schierholz were forced to bail out. On 28 July 1942 Frank’s group relocated to Rheine in Westphalia, and were re-equipped with the night-fighter variant of the Dornier Do 217. On 14 September 1942 he claimed a Wellington shot down in the vicinity of Osnabrück, but suffering engine problems was forced to make a forced landing himself. He ended 1942 with 7 confirmed victories to his name. Reverting to the Messerschmitt Bf 110, he claimed his first victory in 1943 on 3 March, when he shot down a Short Stirling out of Delmenhorst. After five more victories in the first half of the year, he claimed his 14th victory when he shot down a Halifax bomber north of Antwerp on 4 July 1943, and for his services was awarded the Luftwaffe Honour Goblet on 9 August 1943. Converting to the Junkers Ju 88, he claimed a further three victories in August 1943, and having completed his 100th mission was awarded the Front Flying Cross of the Luftwaffe for Night Fighters in Gold on 18 August 1943. He claimed his 20th victory on 24 September 1943, and having added two more victories in quick succession was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943. He was shot down again over Berlin by an R.A.F. intruder night-fighter on Christmas Eve 1943, but managed to bail out unharmed, and finished the year with 26 confirmed victories. Frank claimed his first victory of 1944, his 27th in total, on 21 January 1944, when he shot down a Lancaster bomber near Magdeburg, and was promoted to Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant) Reverting once more to the Messerschmitt Bf 110 , the following month he achieved ‘Ace-in-a-Day’ status when, between 1:53 and 5:04 a.m., he shot down five Lancaster bombers on their way to attack Leipzig. He claimed another three victories on the night of 25 March, and then on 30-31 March took part in the Luftwaffe’s most successful night of the entire War, when the night-fighter force was credited with the destruction of 132 enemy aircraft, Frank’s personal contribution being a further three: two Lancasters and a Halifax. For his achievements he was promoted Oberfeldwebel (Senior Staff Sergeant), and was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944. His 44th victory came on 23 April 1944, when he shot down a Stirling on a minelaying operation over Lolland. On the night of 26-27 April 1944, Frank and Schierholz, together with air mechanic Feldwebel Heinz Schneider, took off in the Messerschmitt Bf 110 from Vechta. Their mission, Frank’s 183rd of the War, was to intercept incoming bombers heading for the Ruhr. Shortly before 2:00 a.m, they spotted and attacked a Lancaster bomber over Eindhoven. The Lancaster, severely hit by cannon fire, exploded, and became Frank’s 45th victory. Debris from the Lancaster tore off the Messerschmitt’s right wing, and Frank lost control of the aircraft. He gave the order to bail out. Schierholz and Schneider parachuted to safety, but Frank failed to get out in time. He was killed when the aircraft crashed at Heeze, 6 miles southeast of Eindhoven. Frank was posthumously promoted Leutnant, backdated to 1 April 1944, and is buried in the German War Cemetery at Venray, with his crew attending his funeral. He was very popular in N.J.G. III, coming from a modest background, being known for taking his small terrier on flight with him, and married one of the female base staff. He was also known for visiting the surviving crews of aircraft which he had shot down over Holland. For his outstanding services during the Second World War, when he claimed 45 victories, all over the Western Front in the nocturnal defence of the Reich, he was posthumously awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves. Note: The Luftwaffe Trophy Cups were normally given to Luftwaffe pilots as individual unofficial trophies on the shooting down of enemy aircraft.
A well-documented Belgian Great War group of seven awarded to Major U. Guffens, 8th Belgian Infantry Regiment, who was mortally wounded at Tervaete on the Yser Front on 21 October 1914, and died of his wounds on 20 November 1914 Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Military Division, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, French motto, with rosette and silver palm emblem on riband; Military Cross, Second Class, A.I.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, with bronze palm emblem on riband; King Leopold II Commemorative Medal 1865-1905, bronze-gilt; Yser Medal 1914, bronze and enamel; Commemorative Medal for the Great War 1914-1918, bronze; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; together with the recipient’s Chevalier’s badge for the Order of Leopold, Military Division, silver and enamel, French motto, good very fine and better (8) £300-£400 --- Ulysse Guffens was born in Namur on 18 February 1870 and was admitted to the Army Orphans’ School on 26 September 1881. Enrolling into the Belgian Army on his fourteenth birthday, he was promoted Corporal on 7 August 1886, and after a short period of service was selected for admission to the Royal Military College, arriving there on 4 January 1888. Commissioned Second Lieutenant on 4 January 1900, he was posted initially to the 11th Infantry Regiment, before transferring to the 14th Infantry Regiment. Promoted Lieutenant on 25 March 1896, Guffens attended the Staff College, and upon graduating was posted to the 2nd Guides Cavalry Regiment on 24 November 1898. After further Staff postings he was promoted Captain on 26 June 1904, and Captain-Commandant on 27 December 1908. He served with the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front, fighting with his unit all the way from Namar, to Antwerp, to the Yser Front. Holding the line at Tervaerte, waiting for British and French reinforcements to arrive, he was wounded on 21 October 1914 whilst repelling a massive German attack that had followed three days of bombardment. Evacuated to London, he died of his wounds on 2 November 1914. In 1920, Guffens was posthumously promoted Major, backdated to 19 November 1914. The 8th Infantry Regiment was awarded ‘Tervaete’ as a Battle Honour. Sold together with an extensive archive, including the Award Document for the Order of Leopold, Officer, with palm, and the Croix de Guerre, both retroactively awarded on 15 February 1915; Award Document for the Order of Leopold, Chevalier, dated 26 November 1910; Award Document for the Military Cross, Second Class, dated 8 May 1911; Award Document for the King Leopold II Commemorative Medal, dated 17 March 1906; Award Document for the Yser Medal, dated 1 June 1920; Award Document for the Great War Commemorative Medal, dated 15 May 1922; and the Award Document for the Allied Victory Medal, dated 15 May 1922; together with various commission and service record documents; a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
A Belgian Korean War group of fifteen awarded to Captain-Commandant J. A. P. de Schodt, Belgian Army, who was taken Prisoner of War during the Second World War, and served with the Para-Commando unit in Korea, where he was wounded Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Officer’s breast badge, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Order of Leopold, Knight’s breast badge, Military Division, silver and enamel, bilingual motto; Order of Leopold II, Knight’s breast badge, silver and enamel, bilingual motto; Military Cross, Second Class, gilt and enamel, with Belgian lion to both obverse and reverse centres; Korea, Republic, Order of Military Merit, Fourth Class, silver and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘873’, with Star emblem on riband, with fitted case of issue; United States of America, Bronze Star, reverse engraved ‘J. A. P. de S.’; Belgium, Kingdom, Commemorative Medal for the Second World War 1940-45, bronze, 1 clasp, Chatkol, with crossed swords, crown, and red cross emblems on riband; Korea Medal, bronze, 1 clasp, Coree-Korea; Medal of the War Volunteer, bronze, 2 clasps, Pugnator, Korea-Coree; Volunteer’s Medal 1940-45, bronze, 1 clasp, 1940-1945; U.N. Medal for Korea 1950-54, French language issue; Korea, Republic, Korean War Participation Medal, bronze; Netherlands, Kingdom, Four Day March Cross, silvered and enamel, these all mounted as worn on two riband bars; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, L.III.R., bronze, with bronze palm on riband; King Albert Commemorative medal, bronze, these both loose; together with the recipient’s Chevalier’s badge of the Order of the Crown, silver and enamel, with silver palm on riband, generally very fine and better (16) £600-£800 --- Jean Alphonse Paule de Schodt was born in Serinchamps on 16 July 1911 into a prominent Brussels family (at least one of his ancestors had their portrait painted by van Dyck), and joined the Belgian Army just after his 19th Birthday, enlisting into the prestigious 1er Guides Cavalry Regiment. Advanced Sergeant on 20 December 1932, he transferred to the Reserve on 15 November 1937, but was recalled following the outbreak of the Second World War. Captured and taken Prisoner of War on 29 May 1940, he was released soon after. Joining the ‘Mouvement National Royaliste’ Resistance Movement as a Second Lieutenant on 6 March 1945, de Schodt was subsequently assigned to the Belgian Occupation Forces in Germany, and was promoted Lieutenant on 26 September 1949. Proceeding to Korea, he served with the Para-Commando Regiment, arriving in Korea on 14 February 1953. On the night of 9 March 1953, whilst second in command of a Company, he was supervising two sections in preparation for a counter-attack when a mortar shell landed and exploded close by. He suffered a pierced right arm, diagnosed as ‘acuptic trauma’. On 2 April 1953 he was appointed commanding officer of the HQ Company, and was promoted Captain on 26 September 1953. For his services in Korea de Schodt was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II (Royal Decree 15 May 1954); the United States of America Bronze Star; and the Korean Order of Military Merit. The citation for the Bronze Star states: ‘Captain de Schodt, a member of the Belgian United Nations Command, is cited for meritorious service in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in Korea during the period 19 February 1953 to 10 February 1954. As Headquarters Company Commandant, Captain de Schodt performed his duties in a highly commendable manner. He also assumed numerous additional responsibilities, displaying unusual resourcefulness and initiative in performing every phase of his tasks with the utmost of efficiency, When approached by the logistical and tactical problems inherent in such a command position, Captain de Schodt put into practice his comprehensive knowledge of military techniques and procedures, and through his untiring efforts and superior leadership contributed materially to the combat effectiveness of the Belgian Battalion. His loyalty, initiative, and devotion to duty earned him the respect and admiration of all those with whom he served. The meritorious service rendered by Captain de Schodt throughout this period reflects great credit on himself and the Belgian Battalion.’ De Schodt was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of the Crown on 15 November 1954, and a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold on 15 November 1957, the latter whilst serving in the Congo. Returning to Belgium, he was promoted Captain-Commandant on 26 March 1960, and was advanced to an Officer of the Order of the Crown on 15 November 1961. He was awarded the Military Cross, Second Class, in recognition of twelve years’ service as an Officer on 6 April 1962, and finally retired on 1 October 1965. For his Military service during the reign of King Albert (1909-34), de Schodt subsequently received the King Albert Commemorative Medal by Royal Decree on 12 July 1962. Following changes in the statutes to the Order of the Crown, he was further entitled to the Croix de Guerre, with palm, and received this, by Royal Decree, on 7 April 1967. He died two days later, on 9 April 1967. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar for the first thirteen medals; various other cloth and metal insignia; a portrait photograph of the recipient; and copied research.
A Great War Belgian group of five awarded to Hildegarde, Viscountess Charlemont Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Chevalier’s badge, silver and enamel, French motto; Commemorative Medal for the Great War, bronze; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; Red Cross Medal, silver and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Melle Hildegarde Slock’; Serbia, Kingdom, Order of St. Sava, Fifth Class badge, 3rd type, silver and enamel, Bishop with green robes; together with a miniature Belgian Queen Elisabeth Medal, bronze; and a St. John of Jerusalem brooch badge, silver, good very fine (7) £200-£240 --- Hildegarde, Viscountess Charlemont, was born in Belgium, the daughter of Rodolphe Slock-Cotell, of Malstapel, Ruiselede, Belgium, and served with the Belgian Red Cross during the Great War. She married James Edward Geale Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont, on 25 July 1940, and died on 22 January 1969. Sold with the Bestowal Document for the Serbian Order of St. Sava, named to Hildegarde Slock; and the parchment writ summoning her husband, Lord Charlemont, to the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1933, with affixed seal.
A People’s Republic of China group of seven China, People’s Republic, Order of August 1st, Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘05907’, with pin-back suspension and riband bar; Order of Independence and Freedom, Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘10718’, with pin-back suspension and riband bar, in damaged case of issue; Order of Liberation, Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘43336’, with pin-back suspension and riband bar; Military Medal, bronze and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1954.2.17’, with riband suspension; Liberation of North China Campaign Medal 1950, bronze and enamel, with riband suspension; Liberation of Central and Southern China Campaign Medal 1950, silvered and enamel, with pin-back suspension; Friendship with the Soviet Union Badge, bronze and enamel, with pin-back suspension, enamel damage in places, especially to last, nearly very fine or better, scarce (7) £600-£800 --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1990.
Finland, Merit Medal of the Order of the White Rose, 2nd Class, silver; Medal for the campaign against the Soviet Union 1941-45; Medal of Physical Education and Sports, bronze; Mounted pair, comprising Medal for Bravery of the Order of Liberty, 1st Class silver medal for 1939, and Winter War Medal 1939-40, with Swords and Home Guard clasp on ribbon, very fine (5) £40-£50
France, Third Republic, Medal of Honour (5), for the Navy, silver, reverse inscribed ‘Bono, Jules Andre, 1920’; for the Merchant Marine, silver, the reverse inscribed ‘Martin, Charles Eugene, Capitaine au Long Cours 1905’; Ministry of the Interior, silver, unnamed, with wreath suspension; Ministry of Public Works, silvered, unnamed; Ministry of Public Works and Social Welfare, bronze, with wreath, the reverse inscribed ‘J. Marty’, generally very fine (5) £60-£80
A Great War German Iron Cross pair Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; Empire, Cross of Honour 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘R.V.26 Pforzheim’, mounted German-style style as worn, good very fine Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; together with a Silver Wound Badge, good very fine (4) £70-£90
Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, silver frame split in angles; War Merit Cross 1939, Second Class breast badge (3), bronze, one with crossed swords, two without; Long Service Medal, Fourth Class, for 4 Years’ Service, silvered, with eagle emblem on riband; Faithful Service Decoration, Second Class, for 25 Years’ service, silver, in card box of issue; Police Long Service Cross, Second Class, for 18 Years’ service, silver, with original embroidered riband; Winter Campaign Medal 1941-42, zinc; Cross of Honour of the German Mother (3), First Class, 2nd type, gilt and enamel (2), one in case of issue; Third Class, 2nd type, bronze and enamel, generally good very fine (11) £140-£180 --- Sold together with a display of Third Reich Badges, some of which are reproductions, comprising Hitler Youth Sports Award Badge dated 1938; Hitler Youth Jugundfest Badge 1937; a Labour Say Badge 1939; a Military Assault Badge; a Gautag Stuttgart Badge June 1937; two N.S.D.A.P. lapel badges; ansd a D.V.G. Westmark Badge.
A Japanese pair awarded to Gunto (Sergeant) Masaaki Yorioka, Imperial Japanese Army, who died of wounds in China in October 1937 Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Eighth Class breast badge, silver, with lapel rosette, in original rio-nuri lacquered case of issue; China Incident Medal 1937, bronze, in case of issue, extremely fine (2) £60-£80 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2010. Masaaki Yorioka was born on 17 July 1909 in the Kochi Prefecture. As a Gunto in the Imperial Japanese Army, he died of wounds in the 2nd Imperial Field Hospital on 29 October 1937. Sold with the recipient’s original named Service Book; ‘Gunto’ collar rank patch; and a photograph of the recipient in uniform.
Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Eighth Class breast badge, silver, with original riband with full hook and eye suspension, in original printed paper wrapper; Order of the Sacred Treasure, Seventh Class breast badge, silver-gilt, with original riband with full hook and eye suspension, in original printed paper wrapper; War Medal 1894-95, dark bronze, in original rio-nuri lacquered case of issue, the two Orders extremely fine, traces of verdigris to War Medal, this nearly very fine (3) £50-£70
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of the Patriotic War, Second Class, 3rd ‘1985 issue’ type, silver and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘1252900’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and screwback suspension; Capture of Budapest Medal, bronze-gilt; Capture of Koenigsburg Medal, bronze-gilt; Capture of Vienna Medal, bronze-gilt; Capture of Berlin Medal, bronze-gilt; Liberation of Belgrade Medal, bronze-gilt; Liberation of Warsaw Medal, bronze-gilt; Liberation of Prague Medal, bronze-gilt; Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45, bronze-gilt; Medal for Victory over Japan 1945, bronze-gilt; Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45, bronze, minor traces of verdigris, generally very fine, the Belgrade medal scarce (11) £200-£300
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Defence of Leningrad Medal, bronze-gilt; Defence of Odessa Medal, bronze-gilt; Defence of Sevastopol Medal, bronze-gilt; Defence of Stalingrad Medal, bronze-gilt; Defence of Moscow Medal, bronze-gilt; Defence of Kiev Medal, bronze-gilt; Defence of the Caucasus Medal, bronze-gilt; Defence of the Arctic Medal, bronze-gilt, minor traces of verdigris in parts, generally very fine and better, the Odessa and Sevastopol medals scarce (8) £200-£300
Vatican, Holy See, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross, 2nd issue, gilt, in fitted case of issue; Jerusalem Pilgrim’s Cross, silver, with top ‘Jerusalem’ riband bar; together with a Pope Leo XIII Papal Medal in silver, in fitted case; a Pope Leo XIII Papal Medal in bronze; and a copy Pope Innocent XI Papal Medal in bronze, generally very fine (5) £60-£80 --- Sold together with a Vatican belt buckle.
A Second War C.I.E. group of four awarded to Captain G. L. Vivian, C.S.I., Indian Army Reserve of Officers and Indian Civil Service The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, with neck riband, minor red enamel damage to extremity of one petal, otherwise nearly extremely fine; British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. G. L. Vivian, I.A.R.O. Attd. 12 Cav.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, very fine and better unless otherwise stated (4) £800-£1,000 --- C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1944: ‘Graham Linsell Vivian, Esq., Indian Civil Service, Officiating Chief Secretary to the Government of the United Provinces, and lately Commissioner, Allahabad Division, United Provinces.’ C.S.I. London Gazette 13 June 1946: ‘Graham Linsel Vivian Esq., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, lately Advisor to His Excellency the Governor of the United Provinces.’ Graham Linsell Vivian was born on 1 August 1887, the son of Richard Thomas Vivian of Roseville, Winchmore Hill North. He was educated at Epsom College, from where he won a open classical scholarship to Selwyn College Cambridge. Appointed after examination to the Indian Civil Service in 1910, he arrived in India, 25 November 1911, and served in the United Provinces as Assistant Magistrate and Collector and Assistant Settlement Officer in October 1916 and Joint Magistrate in June 1917. He then took leave from the civil service while serving as a Captain in the Cavalry Branch of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers from 13 September 1917 (London Gazette 25 January 1918). Vivian returned to the Indian Civil Service in the United Provinces in 1919 following military service and was assigned special duties at Lucknow from October 1922 to February 1923. Appointed Settlement Officer in October 1923, he served for one year until appointed Officiating Magistrate and Collector in October 1924. Confirmed in July 1928. Vivian was briefly appointed Officiating President, Court of Wards, from February to November 1935, and was appointed Commissioner, Allahabad Division, United Provinces from 1941 to 1943. He was Officiating Chief Secretary to the Governor of the United Provinces, 1943-44, receiving recognition in 1944 when he was created a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. He served as Advisor to the Governor of the United Provinces until retirement in 1946 for which services he was further rewarded, this time as a Companion of the Star of India. He died at Hastings on 18 February 1978 at the age of 91. Sold together with an Epsom College Propert Prize Medal, 1867, a bronze award medal by J. S. & A. B. Wyon, bust of John Propert left, rev. legend in and around wreath, 57mm, edge impressed (G. L. Vivian, 1906.)
A rare ‘Rhodesia 1896’ D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Brigadier-General R. H. F. McCulloch, C.M.G., Royal Artillery, who remained with his gun after having been wounded in the attack on Skimbo in August 1896 Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar converted for mounting; British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Lieut. R. H. F. McCulloch. R.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (Capt: R. F. H. McCulloch, D.S.O., R.G.A.) last letter of surname officially corrected; 1914 Star, with clasp (Major R. F. H. McCulloch. D.S.O. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Brig. Gen. R. F. H. McCulloch.); Italy, Kingdom, Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus, Officer’s breast badge, gold, silver-gilt, and enamel, with rosette on riband; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, gold and enamel, with rosette on riband; Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1917, mounted court style for display, nearly extremely fine (9) £4,000-£5,000 --- One of only 7 Distinguished Service Orders awarded for this campaign, this being unique to the Royal Artillery. D.S.O. London Gazette 7 May 1897: ‘In recognition of services in the recent operations in South Africa, 1896.’ Italian Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus London Gazette 12 September 1918. French Legion of Honour London Gazette 13 February 1917. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 17 August 1918. Robert Henry Frederick McCulloch was born in October 1869 and joined the Royal Artillery in 1888, receiving promotion to Lieutenant in 1891. He commanded a section of 10 Mountain Battery, R. A., during the Matabeleland operations of 1896, was slightly wounded, Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the D.S.O. In his report, Major-General F. Carrington stated that McCulloch ‘worked his gun with great coolness and steadiness when the enemy were in force within 50 yards of him in the attack on Sikimbo on 5 August 1896. He remained with his gun after having been wounded.’ McCulloch's section had been operating in co-ordination with a force of men raised by the British South Africa Company. He had already witnessed a great deal of fighting during the advance on Bulawayo, which culminated with the capture of the Matabele strong holds in the Matoppo Hills. The incident referred to in Major-General Carrington’s report was probably the biggest of the campaign, five Impis being attacked by a combined Imperial Force of 800 men. The enemy were completely routed. However, at the outset of the action, when McCulloch and another gunner subaltern were ordered to detach themselves from the main force, and set up position on a ridge, the fast moving Matabele swept in for the kill, creeping up gullies under the cover of the bush. But for the prompt actions of McCulloch and his compatriot, it is probable the detachment would have been wiped out. Promoted to Captain in 1899, McCulloch served throughout most of the Boer War as D.A.A.G. on the lines of communication in Cape Colony. He afterwards became a Divisional and Militia Adjutant and held the rank of Major by the outbreak of hostilities in 1914. Picked out for command of heavy artillery, he held several senior positions, ultimately as Brigadier-General, Heavy Artillery, 11 Army Corps, France. He was created a C.M.G. in 1918, was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 15 June 1916 and 30 May 1918) and was decorated by the French and Italians. He retired in 1921 and died in Hayling Island, Hampshire, on 16 October 1946.
A post-War O.B.E. group of nine attributed to Colonel A. A. Duncan, Welsh Guards; a keen sportsman, he played First Class cricket for Glamorgan, and captained the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup golf team in 1953 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver and enamel, French motto, with bronze palm on riband; Croix de Guerre, L.III.R., bronze, with bronze palm on riband, mounted as worn, enamel damage to motto on Leopold II, otherwise good very fine (9) £400-£500 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1959. Belgian Order of Leopold II and Croix de Guerre London Gazette 25 September 1947. The original Recommendation states: ‘Major A. A. Duncan was Brigade Major, 231 Infantry Brigade, from July 1944 to February 1945 during which time he had to issue many orders and instructions for important, fast, and long advances in face of enemy opposition which necessitated him being under fire for long periods. On 2 September 1944, the Brigade arrived at Arras, having advanced from Amiens on the same day. On arrival orders had to be got out for the advance of the Brigade Group (mechanised) to Brussels, a distance of 90 miles. This entailed a great deal of work and organisation to get all units rested and re-fulled and tactically disposed. Hardly had this been planned when the 1st Belgian Brigade Group came under command. Late at night very strenuous efforts had to be made to get sufficient supplies of all kinds (petrol, food, and ammunition) in order that the Brigade Group could carry out its task early the next morning so that both British and Belgian Groups were able to reach the outskirts of Brussels the next evening despite heavy fighting. This great triumph was greatly due to the magnificent staff-work, tack, drive, and courage of Major Duncan, who later became Brigade Major, 6th Guards, Armoured Brigade, and completed the victorious advance of this Brigade to its final objective in Germany.’ Anthony Arthur ‘Tony’ Duncan was born in Cardiff on 10 December 1914, the son of Newspaper Proprietor, John Duncan. Educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford, he was a successful schoolboy batsman, scoring 58 and 94 against Marlborough at Lord’s in 1933, and played three First Class matches, two for Glamorgan, and one for Oxford University. However, it was as an amateur golfer that he made his name, and was awarded a Blue in each of his three years at Oxford, later winning the Army Golf Championship at Princes in 1937 and Muirfield in 1938. The Welsh Amateur Championships came his way, as well as a place in the international team for the annual amateur home nations championship. In May 1939 he reached the final of the British Amateur Championship at Hoylake, Liverpool, losing to Alexander Kyle of Scotland. Whilst at Oxford, Duncan joined the Officer Training Corps and at the end of his studies proceeded to Sandhurst, from where he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Welsh Guards in 1936. Initially on the outbreak of war, Duncan found himself on home duties. In 1941 he was appointed adjutant to the 2nd Armoured Brigade, Welsh Guards, later joining the 231 (Malta) Infantry Brigade in Normandy in June 1944 as a Brigade Major. In July of 1944 he was part of Operation Market Garden as part of XXX Corps, which struck from Belgium through Holland towards the bridge at Arnhem. His organisational work during the period July 1944 to February 1945 came to the notice of the Belgian allies and he was made a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II (with palm) and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm. Duncan was in the thick of most of the actions as Brussels was retaken, then into 1945 with actions at Haversum, Kassel and Hassum amongst others before returning to the UK in March. Duncan later became Brigade Major to 116 Royal Marine Brigade, then after the war to 6/Guards Tank Brigade. Between 1947-50 he was regimental adjutant, Welsh Guards. In 1947 he commanded a parade at Windsor Castle with the 2/Welsh Guards and was advanced to Major in 1948. Duncan continued to play top-level amateur golf through the post war years and in 1953 was chosen as the captain of the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Golf team to play the United States of America in Massachusetts. He later acted as a judge in many major golf tournaments around his home area of Surrey, and on one occasion incurred the wrath of Jack Nicklaus. Between 1950-53 Duncan was an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, then later became non-NATO staff officer to the chairman of the British defence staffs in Washington DC, including being secretary of the British delegation to the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations. During 1956-58 he was manager for the rebuilding of the new Guards Chapel at Wellington Barracks, as well as Chelsea and Knightsbridge Barracks. He also fulfilled the role of Assistant Quarter Master General for the London District between 1957-1960, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year’s Honours’ List of 1959. Advanced Colonel in June 1960, Duncan was later Army representative to the RAF Staff college at Bracknell, and between 1968-1970 he was commandant of the Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Warfare School. He retired in 1970, but remained at the Staff College in Camberley until 1979. He died in Farnham, Surrey, on 3 January 1998. Sold together with the recipient’s Bestowal Document for the O.B.E.; Central Chancery enclosure for the O.B.E.; named Certificates for the Coronation and Jubilee Medals; the recipient’s Officers Training Corps Certificate; a group photograph and a photographic image of the recipient; a gold Staff Officer’s Baton, E.II.R.; the recipient’s riband bar and various buttons and rank insignia; various newspaper obituaries; and a large quantity of copied research, the majority dealing with his golfing exploits. For the recipient’s brother’s medals, see Lot 418.
A good Second War ‘Anzio Landings’ M.M. group of six awarded to Lance-Sergeant J. F. Thornton, Royal Signals, who died in Anzio on 16 February 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2031148 L.Sjt. J. F. Thornton. R. Signals); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn; together with a boxing prize medal, bronze, the reveres engraved ‘T. Bn. R. Signals. Runner Up Light Heavy. 1935. Sgn. Thornton.’, good very fine (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.M. London Gazette 15 June 1944: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘In the assault landing on Anzio, Lance-Sergeant Thornton landed with assault Brigade Headquarters on 22 January 1944. Since that day he has carried out his duties with complete disregard of personal safety and has set a magnificent example in leadership and devotion to duty both to the line detachment and to the whole of the Signal Section. When the Brigade was holding the left Sector of the Beach Head on 23 January Lance-Sergeant Thornton was ordered to lay lines to forward Battalions. Owing to the nature of the country the possible line routes to the left Battalion were under observation and were subjected to enemy shell and mortar fire. Lance-Sergeant Thornton was continually called upon to repair breaks and his maintenance work whilst under enemy fire was beyond praise. On 1 February the Brigade was ordered to move at night to the Right of the Divisional front. 1 Loyals had previously moved to this sector and at 1130 hrs Lance-Sergeant Thornton was dispatched with one lineman to the new area to prepare line communication in advance of the move of Brigade HQ. The sector of the front which 1 Loyals were holding was under observation and the line routes to both 1 Loyals and 67 Field Regiment Royal Artillery were continuously being cut by enemy fire. Brigade HQ was established in the new area at 1945 hrs and by 2345 hrs lines were through to 1 Loyals and to the Field Regiment. Enemy fire, however, continued and the lines were in constant need of building and repair. Lance-Sergeant Thornton continued on duty in the forward areas throughout the night repairing the forward lines and also repairing the rearward route to the Divisional Signal Centre. He did not return to HQ until all the lines were reported through again at 0530 hrs on 2 February. During the subsequent eight days which the Brigade was in the line the enemy continued to shell and mortar the Brigade area and Lance-Sergeant Thornton was indefatigable in repairing and maintaining the 16 miles of cable laid in the area. That line communication on this scale had been maintained, with a detachment of only three men, under most difficult conditions, in both sectors in which the Brigade has been committed, has been entirely due to the example, set by Lance-Sergeant Thornton, of leadership, personal courage, and devotion to duty, whilst under fire. Brigadier E. E. J. Moore, D.S.O., Commanding 2 Infantry Brigade concurs in the above report and adds: “From my personal knowledge this N.C.O. has performed his duties regardless of his personal safety and has been conspicuous by his untiring energy throughout the operations in maintaining line communication. I strongly recommend the award of the Military Medal”.’ John Frank Thornton attested for the Royal Corps of Signals and served with 1 Divisional Signals during the Second World War in both North Africa and Italy. Awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry during the Anzio Landings, he died on 16 February 1944, and is buried in Anzio War Cemetery, Italy. Sold with a a portrait photograph of the recipient.
Pair: Gunner C. Wright, Royal Garrison Artillery, who was killed in action on the Western Front on the first day of the German Spring Offensive, 21 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (9075 Gnr. C. Wright. R.A.) with outer OHMS transmission envelope; Memorial Plaque (Clifford Wright) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure; Memorial Scroll, ‘Gunner Clifford Wright, Royal Garrison Artillery’, in OHMS transmission tube, addressed to ‘Mrs. D. E. Wright, 22 Withleigh Road, Knowle, Bristol’; together with the recipient’s wife’s Bristol Federation War Work Medal 1914-19, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘D. Wright’, extremely fine (5) £120-£160 --- Clifford Wright was born in Warmley, Gloucestershire, and was employed by the confectionary company J. S. Fry & Sons Ltd. (now part of the Cadbury group). He attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery at Bristol on 2 November 1915 and served with the 156th (Oxfordshire) Heavy Battery during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 June 1916. He was killed in action on the first day of the German Spring Offensive on 21 March 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with named Record Office enclosure; Certificate of Death; a large period photograph of the J. S. Fry & Sons Ltd. War Memorial, on which the recipient is commemorated, in envelope addressed to the recipient’s widow; and copied research.
Family Group: Four: Lance-Corporal H. McMullan, Royal Irish Rifles, who was awarded the Italian Al Valore Militare for his gallantry at Thiepval on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, and was killed in action on the Western Front on the first day of the German Spring Offensive, 21 March 1918 1914-15 Star (12-19118 Pte. H. Mc.Mullan. R. Ir: Rif:); British War and Victory Medals (19118 Pte. H. McMullan. R. Ir. Rif.); Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militare, bronze, unnamed as issued, in named case of issue; Memorial Plaque (Hugh McMullan) in card envelope, extremely fine Three: Lance-Corporal G. McMullan, Royal Irish Rifles, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 8 March 1917 1914-15 Star (12-19119 Pte. G. Mc.Mullan. R. Ir: Rif:); British War and Victory Medals (19119 Pte. G. McMullan. R. Ir. Rif.); Memorial Plaque (George McMullan) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (9) £500-£700 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Hugh McMullan was born in Brocklemount, co. Antrim, and attested for the Royal Irish Rifles at Ballymena, co. Antrim. He served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 October 1915, and distinguished himself during the heavy fighting at Thiepval on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916: ‘Rifleman McMullan, being the only man left of his team of Lewis Gunners, entered the German line with the gun and two magazines and fired from his shoulder at the Germans in the second line. He retired with the Company, and brought the gun with him.’ (Regimental account refers). For his gallantry on the Somme McMullan was awarded the Italian Bronze Medal for Valour (Al Valore Militare) (London Gazette 26 May 1917). He was killed in action on the first day of the German Spring Offensive, 21 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France. Sold with named Record Office enclosures; postcard photograph of the recipient; and copied research. George McMullan, the brother of the above, was born in Brocklemount, co. Antrim, and, judging from their Regimental numbers, attested for the Royal Irish Rifles alongside his brother at Ballymena, co. Antrim. He served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 October 1915, and was killed in action on 8 March 1917. The acting Regimental Chaplain, Robert Kelso, wrote to the recipient’s mother thus: ‘It was my sad duty to bury your son, George McMullan, who was killed in action on 8 March. His brother, Hugh McMullan, was present at the funeral. So far as I can gather he was taken away suddenly, so that he was spared the pain and agony of a long suffering. You have every fight to feel proud of the fact that two of your lads have proved themselves brave and loyal men, and I sincerely hope that your lad still in the 12th may be preserved in safety to return to his home.’ Sold with named Record Office enclosures; photographs of the recipient’s original grave; and copied research.
Six: Colour-Sergeant Henry Randoll, 2nd Foot, later Yeoman of the Guard Jubilee 1897, bronze, unnamed; Coronation 1902, bronze, unnamed; South Africa 1834-53 (Serjt. H. Randal. 2nd Regt.); China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860, unnamed; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (2191 Color Serjt. Henry Randell 1st Battn. 2nd Foot); Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Clr. Serjt. H. Randoll. 1/2nd Foot.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (6) £700-£900 --- Henry Randoll was born at Broadchalk, Salisbury, Wiltshire, and attested for the 2nd Regiment at Winchester on 25 May 1846, aged 17, a servant by trade. He served overseas at the Cape of Good Hope for 8 years 6 months and in China for 7 months. The regiment embarked from Ireland to the Cape of Good Hope in June 1851, on board the ill-fated Birkenhead, the Cyclops and the Sumner. The 2nd Foot formed part of the expedition against Kreli in January 1852, and stayed at the Cape until embarking for China in 1860. His L.S. & G.C. medal was awarded in 1866 and he was discharged to pension in June 1868. Randoll was appointed a Yeoman of the Guard on 24 November 1878, and was present at the inspections by the Crown Prince of Sweden in June 1879, and by Major-General Sir Garnet Wolseley in June 1880. In 1891 he was present at the inspection by Kaisar Wilhelm. By 1901 he was a Sergeant-Major in the Fourth Division and he was awarded the M.S.M. on 1 May 1907, without annuity, as a Sergeant-Major Yeoman. He died on 25 January 1910, when he had a total combined service in uniform of 53 years and three months. Note: The China medal would have originally been issued with impressed naming and when the group was formerly in the George Moss Collection it was described as having a bronze Jubilee 1887 with 1897 clasp. It is probable, therefore, that these two medals have been added to the group at some point.
Three: Captain G. J. Hirtzel, Royal Navy, who enjoyed a nearly 40 year career, during which he assisted at the capture of 29 slave dhows in the Persian Gulf Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (Staff Comdr. G. J. Hirtzel, R.N. H.M.S. “Monarch”) suspension claw re-fixed; Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, generally nearly extremely fine (3) £300-£400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2000 (when Egypt Medal offered as a single) George John Hirtzel entered the Royal Navy in August 1854, becoming Navigating Sub-Lieutenant, October 1860; Navigating Lieutenant, July 1865; Staff Commander, February 1877; Staff Captain, November 1891. He served in Hannibal during the Crimean War and was present at the capture of Sebastopol, Kertch and Kinburn (Crimean and Turkish Medals, Sebastopol clasp); served in Nymphe during the Abyssinain War (Abyssinian Medal); also in Nymphe blockading Bahrein, and at the attack on Maherag Fort during an expedition up the Persian Gulf, 1869-70; whilst in Nymphe assisted at the capture of 29 slave dhows; Staff Commander of Monarch at the bombardment of Alexandria, 11th July, 1882, and during Egyptian War (Egyptian Medal, Alexandria clasp, Khedive’s Bronze Star). Captain Hirtzel was placed on the Retired List on 5 February 1892. Note: Another Egypt Medal to this man is know to exist, in a group comprising Crimea, Abyssinia, Egypt and Sudan, Turkish Crimea, and Khedive’s Star; as there is no evidence that Hirtzel is entitled to the Baltic Medal it would appear that the Egypt and Sudan Medal in this group is most likely a duplicate issue.
The group of five awarded to Sergeant Edward Wylds, 13th Light Infantry and Army Service Corps, later Yeoman of the Guard Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Edwd. Wylds, 1st Bn. 13th Lt. Infy.); Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (1825 Lance Serjt. E. Wylds, A.S.C. 1873-4); Jubilee 1897, bronze; Coronation 1902, bronze; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1825 Sergt. E. Wylds. A.S. Corps.) the first two with edge nicks and contact marks, good fine, the remainder generally very fine or better (5) £600-£800 --- Edward Wyld was born in the Parish of Widcombe, Bath, Somerset and enlisted into the 13th Light Infantry at Bath on 9 February 1858, aged 18. He quickly witnessed active service out in India, serving in Brigadier-General Kelly’s Column in the Nepaul Terai (Medal). He transferred to the Military Stores Staff Corps on 1 August 1868, and then transferred to the Army Service Corps on 1 April 1870. Promoted to Corporal (Lance-Sergeant) in May 1872, he served at Cape Coast Castle during the Ashantee campaign of 1873-74 (Medal). Wyld was discharged as a Sergeant on 2 April 1879, and joined the Yeomen of the Guard 29 December 1889, in which capacity he added the Jubilee 1897 and Coronation 1902 medals to his accolades. He died in September 1905. Sold with copied service record and portrait photograph.
A small quantity of Chinese carved jade, malacite and hardstone items: comprising a 'Gu' vase of archaic bronze form, carved with four rows of blades, the stone of greyish celadon colour, 13cm high, a circular pale celadon pendant carved with gourds, in a white metal mount, 4.5cm diameter, a malachite carving of a lotus leaf: 8 x 5.5cm and wood stand, a hinged bangle with pierced mounts stamped 14k, 7.5cm diameter and a small pendant carved in the form of melons and foliage, 4cm long. (5)
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A 19th century bronze inkwell in the form of a mythical sea snail: the lion's head with antennae on an elongated neck with snail shell enclosing interior well, the scalloped base with four webbed feet and scroll tail/handle, indistinct maker's mark to the base of one foot in the form of a man's portrait within a scroll cartouche, 10.2cm high (appears to be missing a piece from the top of the head, interior section to shell missing)
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